# L. Dens (Shipbrokers) Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [01593912](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01593912)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 27 Oct 1981
- **Registered office:** 66 WORKS, 66 HIGH STREET, GREAT BADDOW, SM2 7HH
- **Nature of business:** [52220](/sic/52220) Service activities incidental to water transportation
- **Corporate group:** [The Marns Group Ltd](/group/25900) (2 companies)


## Previous names

- Donsforth Limited (until 1 Apr 1982)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marns Group Ltd | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 17 Dec 2025 |  |
| Mr Ben Patrick Marns | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 25 Nov 2025 | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Goldfields Investments Limited | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 5 Nov 2021 | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Mr Martin Robert Oldfield | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 25 Nov 2025 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | - | £181,828 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £371,101 | £221,189 | 5 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £347,543 | £307,940 | 5 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £326,357 | £314,550 | 5 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £1,203,370 | £1,138,400 | 5 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £1,282,971 | £940,682 | 5 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £1,339,928 | £1,341,109 | 5 |
| 31 Mar 2019 | - | £1,368,412 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 2018 | - | £1,204,265 | 4 |



## Owned by

L. Dens (Shipbrokers) Limited → [The Marns Group Ltd](/company/16873214)